Real Estate Division

The Real Estate Division is responsible for receiving, recording, processing, indexing, and maintaining a copy of all documents related to real estate within Henry County. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is also filed here and serves public notice that personal properties (equipment, furnishing, vehicles, crops, etc.) have outstanding liens against them.

This office also handles Notary Public Commissions, Trade Name Registrations and DD214s.

We have launched a new eCommerce search site. We currently have all of our Real Estate index records from 1822 to Current available on-line. Images available from 1822 to Current. To search these records online, please use the following link: https://hcwebb.boca.co.henry.ga.us/lrssearch

Guest Users:
If you don’t want to create an account at this time, you can view index information. However you will not be able to view images. Simply click the login as guest button to the left under the login box.

Locating Records

You may search for deeds and liens online here and you may search real estate property records here.

To locate real estate records, it is time saving to have the following information prior to coming to our office:

Buyer’s Name (grantee)

Seller’s Name (grantor)

Date of the transaction

This information is necessary to search the real estate indices to find a book and page number.

Misc. Records

To locate records on the General Execution Docket, Trade Names, Charters, Limited Partnerships, General Partnerships, or Notary Public appointments, it is time saving to have the following information before coming to our office:

General Execution Docket - name of plaintiff or defendant and the date ofjudgment

Trade Names - name of the business

Charters - name of the corporation

Limited/General Partnerships - name of the corporation

Notary Public - name of the notary and date of commission

Should you have trouble locating or copying records, any employee in the Clerk‘s Office are available to assist you.

This office cannot research information about recorded documents by telephone. The information maintained is public record, and anyone may come in to research documents. Deputy clerks are available to assist Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. To research documents online, please click here.

Guest Users:
If you don’t want to create an account at this time, you can view index information. However you will not be able to view images. Simply click the login as guest button to the left under the login box.

Notary Public

Renewal Applications must be processed PRIOR TO EXPIRATION of an existing, active Henry County notary commission. A commission can be renewed no earlier than 30 days prior to expiration.

Effective May 16, 2016 - Notary Fees have Changed:

HB 41 recently passed and signed by the Governor changes Notary Appointment fees to - $42.00

HB 41 provides ”that the judicial operations fund fee shall not apply to the issuance of certificates of appointment and reappointment of notaries public." Therefore, effective immediately, the fee for the issuance of a certificate of appointment or reappointment should not include the $125 Judicial Operations Fund Fee.

Notary Application Fees

New Commission: $42.00

Renewal Commission, in office: $42.00

Renewal Commission, by mail (must pay by credit card)

New & Renewal Application Instructions

You must apply in the county in which you reside. When applying for a New Notary Commission, the character witnesses must also be residents of Henry County and they must sign the application.

Please go to www.gsccca.org/projects/npapp.asp to complete an application. Completed applications should be brought to this office for processing within 30 days of the online entry. Applications not processed within 30 days will be deleted from the online system.

Please bring in a valid driver's license. Make sure that the address on the application matches the address on your license. Should the addresses not match, you must provide a utility bill showing your name and current address. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4;15 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Clerks' Authority (GSCCCA) is offering notary training for those interested. This training is optional. For more information, go to training.gsccca.org.

Special Instructions for Renewal by Mail

Please remember, we cannot process a renewal application any sooner than 30 days prior to expiration, nor can we process the application if the commission has already expired. Any renewal packets received in this office after the expiration date will be rejected.

When completing the application packet online with the GSCCCA, please follow all instructions carefully. Failure to do so could cause your application to be rejected.

Payment information will be entered during the application process at the GSCCCA website. GSCCCA will not charge your credit card until your application is processed and accepted in this Clerk's Office. In the event of a Card Error message during processing, we must reject the application packet back to you in the mail without processing. You would then need to complete another application.

A Renewal Application By Mail that includes a name change cannot be processed unless proof of the name change is provided.

Plats

To obtain copies of plats or documents through the mail, a written request must be submitted along with book and page information and copy fee.

Trade Names

Georgia law requires that every person, firm or partnership carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name which does not disclose the individual ownership of the trade, business or profession shall before commencing to do business, file a registration statement in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court and that notice of such filing shall be published in the legal organ of the county once a week for two weeks.

Henry Daily Herald
38 Sloan Street
McDonough, GA 30253
(770) 957-9161

The law further provides that any person, firm or partnership or corporation subject to such law carrying on any trade or business without filing registration as required shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to other penalty or forfeiture. (O.C.G.A. 10-1-493)

IT SHOULD NOT BE ASSUMED THAT TRADE NAME REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO THIS LAW NECESSARILY “SECURES” OR “PROTECTS” THE USE OF THE NAME REGISTERED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE USE OR BENEFIT OF THE PERSON FILING THE REGISTRATION. AS THE LAW CONCERNING PROTECTION OF TRADE NAME IS VERY COMPLEX AND RIGHTS IN AND ANY GIVEN NAME MAY DEPEND ON THE FACTUAL CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENTED, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY FOR GUIDANCE IN THE EVENT YOU ARE CONCERNED WITH PROTECTING THE USE OF SUCH NAME.

The employees in this office will be happy to assist you with the filing of your registration statement but are prohibited from giving any legal advice on legal issues.

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

NOTICE: The Henry County Superior Court Clerk’s office is proud to announce that effective July 15, 2010 UCCs may be filed online. In an effort to provide ease and convenience, Henry County Superior Court Clerk’s office, in conjunction with the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority, has developed an online electronic filing portal. Go to http://efile.gsccca.org, register and begin filing electronically.

We hope that you find this service to be beneficial as Henry County Superior Court Clerk’s office continues to explore and implement new ways to improve services delivered to the citizens of Henry County.